This is a short summary of the deliberations of the Board at its meeting last Thursday evening. A more complete discussion will be found in the forthcoming OKnow and the Minutes will be circulated to clubs.
- Jan Hardy was appointed to the Board to fill the vacant Director, Performance, position. Thank you, Jan, for taking on this valuable role.
- The Board decided to leave the Funding and Resources Policy (Item 1.15 of the operational Manual – See website) unchanged.
- As part of improving our financial management, tighter procedures have been established around the authorisation of expenditure at Board level.
- Event organisers are urged to ensure that all participants are registered properly with all their details, that they have signed the waiver, and that the waiver is displayed prominently at all events.
- The draft 2014 Calendar, prepared by Ross Kelly after comprehensive consultation with clubs, was adopted unchanged. It will be published in full shortly. Thank you, Ross, for your efforts again this year.
- Bert Elson tabled a draft Marketing Plan that the Board adopted. He will now work on the detail.
- Changes to the OT Strategic Plan and the Risk Management Plan and Register, which were accepted at the previous Board meeting, were tabled and the updates were accepted. These revised documents will be published on the OT website shortly.
Other business conducted involved reviewing state grant progress, the 2015 carnival, the Hall of Fame proposal, reports from Directors, monthly income expenditure statement, public liability issues and routine issues.
Warwick Moore
President